New York Craft Beer

One of the most anticipated events on the Upstate New York craft beer calendar is upon us. This weekend marks seventeen years since TAP NY, one of the state’s premier craft beer festivals and the unofficial kickoff to the outdoor beer event season, first took place. Since that first iteration, the festival has grown by […]
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For all intents and purposes, the Ravens Head Brewing project taking over the Armory in Cohoes is dead and buried. It seems that the source of investment capital that was their lifeblood has dried up, due to the death of a major stakeholder. This is a blow to our regional beer scene, and especially to […]
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The Rockies were the first thing I saw as we touched down at Denver International Airport. Cool. The more distant peaks were snow-covered, while behind me, the Great Plains rolled into the far distant horizon. In a word, breathtaking. This was my first foray into Colorado, and I was here, of course, for beer. […]
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If you’ve followed me here or on my personal blog, you know by now that I am pretty concerned with the local beer movement. When I first started writing about beer earlier this year, it was because I believed that everybody’s favorite fermented beverage is fundamental to building a stronger regional and a stronger […]
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While mulling over a few ideas I had to write about yesterday, it just so happened that a distressing piece of news fell right into my lap. Coming on the heels of this week’s numerous successes in the direction of establishing a Capital Region Brewery Trail, and the culture of local craft beer that would […]
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